"Red Wings," getting ready to take-off!

It's the final week of preparations for the scheduled flight of Red Wings, a new short film written and directed by yours truly. In the last two weeks, our RW team has been building our production and diligently preparing for when the time comes to take flight!

The final week of pre-production means production week and the entire team is working frantically, taking care of logistical issues and planning the creative vision and we are excited what will is about the unfold this upcoming weekend. It's the final week for everything to come together and it is looking very good.

It's not too late to join us for the RW voyage! Remember, any contribution of $20 or more will reserve your copy of the Red Wings Exclusive DVD and a still-to-be-determined small gift. In addition, it will also give you access to the Red Baron Hanger, a members-only club that will give you behind the scenes access during production. It's like flying First Class!

You can make a contribution through our Paypal page here or clicking the button below. For offline contributions, please e-mail RedBaronHangerRW@gmail.com for more information!

To those who have already booked their flight, welcome aboard! For those who are thinking about it, I hope you'll join the rest of us!

(Photo Credit: Bryan Harrold)

Presenting "Red Wings", a new short film!

Refine Films is excited to present Red Wings (working title), a new short film that we are producing this Fall 2011. I've teamed up with my colleague Jeff Gardiner and his production company, Madrid Rd Productions, whose recent film Love in The Time of Flannel played recently at the 2011 San Diego Asian Film Festival and Ventura Film Festival.

Red Wings is a story about a boy, his toy red plane, his imaginary world and how quickly that world can come crashing down. It is a fun, warm, adventurous, and simple story that highlights the humorous results when fantasy meets reality, especially for a young boy.

We are currently in pre-production, with production slated to begin November 2011. It is an active and busy time as we crew up, rehearse with our cast, and figure out logistics.

If you'd like to contribute to our project, it isn't too late to support us in creating a high-quality short. Any contribution of $20 or more will receive a Red Wings Deluxe DVD and a small, unique gift (TBD) when the film is completed (slated for early-2012).

To make a contribution, we have set-up a PayPal page to streamline the process or click the button above. If you'd like to send a check directly (after all, PayPal does take a cut), please contact Jeff Gardiner at jeff@madridrd.com for address.

We will be setting up an official website for the film soon. More updates to come!

(photo credit: Bryan Harrold)